Here are several sample Business Continuity requirements:
• Response plans (Incident Response and Business Continuity) and recovery plans (Incident Recovery and Disaster Recovery) are in place and managed?
• Has specific responsibility been assigned for the execution of business continuity and disaster recovery plans (either within or outside of the information security function)?
• Has the organization established an enterprise-wide business continuity/disaster recovery program that is consistent with requirements, policy, and applicable guidelines?
• Testing, Maintaining & Re-assessing Business Continuity Plans: Are business continuity plans tested & updated regularly to ensure that they are up to date and effective?
• Does the recovery site have adequate resources to accommodate the institutions employees by providing basic necessities and enabling them to conduct business?
• How will management continue operations if employees are unable or unwilling to return to work due to personal losses, closed roads, or unavailable transportation?
• Have employees received cross training, and has the department defined back-up functions/roles that employees should perform if key personnel are not available?
Why Own The Business Continuity Self-Assessment?
The Business Continuity Self-Assessment will make you a Business Continuity domain expert by:
• Reducing the effort in the Business Continuity work to be done to get problems solved
• Ensuring that plans of action include every Business Continuity task and that every Business Continuity outcome is in place
• Saving time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Business Continuity opportunity costs are low
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The Self Assessment tool is a comprehensive dashboard built in MS Excel. It ensures you don't miss anything with 1029 criteria in 7 RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain) steps with easy and quick navigating and answering for 1-10 participants.
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The Assessment Dashboard includes a RACI Matrix to streamline role assignments and ensure accountability. The results graphs provide a visual representation of participant responses, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
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Source: Best Practices in BCP Excel: Assessment Dashboard - Business Continuity Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk
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